Combined lamp-guard and handle



G. EIPUBPLE. COMBINED LAMP GUARD- AND HANDLE;

APPLlCATl0 N FILED MAR 3. 1919.

Patented June 28, 1921 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. PURPLE, OF LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR T0 FLEXIBLE STEELLAGING- COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. V

COMBINED LAMP-GUARD AND HANDLE.

Application filed March 3, 1919. Serial No. 280,217.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. PURPLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at La Grange, in the county of Cook and btate of Illinois,haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Combined Lamp-Guards andHandles, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact.description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,'forming apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a combined lampguard and handle, and, moreparticularly, to a combined lamp-guard and handle which maybeeasilyandrapidly positioned over the electric light bulb and theaccompany ing light socket and cord without in any manner whatsoeverdisturbing the interconnections or removing from their associatedpositions the cord, socket and lamp.

One of the objects of this invention resides in the provisionof acombined lampguard and handle for the purpose of preventing breakage ofelectric light bulbs, which can be readily positioned over the cord,socket, and associated bulb and firmly and rigidly secured in thisposition without disturbing in any manner whatsoever theinterconnectionbetween the cord, socket, and.

bulb.

.Another object of this invention consists structed in accordance withthe teachings of this invention isex'ceedingly useful and can beutilized in a large variety of places where Y the electric light bulbsare exposed to use which may cause breakage. Lamp-guards of this typecan be used to great advantage in ,connection 1 with extension cords,with lamps which are used with cords loosely suspended from the fittingsor walls and which are thus subject to vibration and might consequentlybe broken, and in a large variety of other places.

Other objects of this invention will become apparent from the followingdescription and the appended claims.

For the purpose of "llustration, the preferred embodiment of myinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 1Figure 1 is a viewfin elevation of the complete structure andillustrates the manner in which the combined lamp-guard and handle isinclosed about the electric light bulb and the accompanying socket andcord with Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 28; 1921;

out in any way disturbing their interrelated position -Fig. 2 is a planview of the top of'the l guard looking down from the plane indicated bythe line 2-2 in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the I planeindicated by the line3-3 in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 1 is a section taken on the plane indicated by the line H in Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrow, and shows a cross-section of thehandle; and

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the inner sideof the associated handle.

Fig. 6 isa fragmentary view of a por-i tion Of the lamp-guard.

The preferred form of my invention as illustrated in the drawingscomprises, a J

lamp-guard 8 preferably made of expanded any other suitable material,such as wire,

metal but which may, obviously, be made of which will properly protectthe bulb and at: the same time readily transmit the light:

rays. The guard 8 comprises a plurality of 1011- gitudinal ribs 9 whichare secured at the l top of the guard to semi-circular interlockingdisks 10 and 11 and at the bottom of the guard to two othersemi-circular disks 12 and 13. The upper semi-circular disks 10 and 11are pivotally interconnected by means of eyeletssuch-as 14, theseeyelets.

serving as a means to receive the inwardlyprojecting ends 15 of a springhook 16. The hook 16 is used to hang up or suspend the guard and itsassociated apparatus.

Secured to the upper portion of each of the semi-circular disks 12 and13 are metallic brackets 17 and 18, respectively, the

bracketsbeing secured to thedisks 12 and 1 13 by any suitable means,preferably by screws such as 19. The brackets 17 and 18, 3

as clearly illustrated in the drawings in Fig. 1, serve as theinterconnecting means between the guard 8 which protects the electriclight bulb 20,.and the two parts of the I tially inclose the socket 341.The handles 17 and .18, as indicated in the drawings, par

21 and 22 are made of any insulating'material, preferably wood, and aresecured to the brackets 17 and 18, respectively, in any suitable mannerpreferably by screws such as 25. As indicated in Fig. 5 the brackets 17and 18 are provided with a strengthening rib such as 26.

The handles 21 and 22'are fitted with a semi-circular slot 27 providedwith an enlarged portion 28 at the top thereof, said slot servingtoreceive and completely inclose' the cord 23. Each section 2l'and 22 ofthe handle also carries a dowel such as 29 fitted with an aperture 30,said dowels coope 'ating with the apertures to positively position thehandle in its proper place. 7 V

The handle-supporting brackets 17 and 18, as hereinbefore stated, arepreferably secured to the guard 8 by means of the screws 19 andcooperating nuts such as 31. In order to properly position the bracket17 and 18, with respect to each other, each of said brackets is providedwith a lug 30 and with a recess 30, the lugs 30 and recesses 30 being sopositioned that the lug 30 of the bracket 17 will engage the recess 30of the bracket 18 and vice versa when the parts are in assembledposition. Due to this flQXl ble and adjustableinterconnection betweenthe guard 8 and the handle-supporting brackets 18 and 19, it will beapparent that this handle construction mayv be readily adapted to andpositioned on the regular lamp-guards now in use not provided withhandles, by merely securing handle-supporting brackets such as 17 and 18thereto by means of screws such as 19 and cooperating nuts 31.

The necessary operation for positioning the combined lamp-guard andhandle over an electric light bulb and its associated socket and cordwill now be briefly described, as follows: The two longitudinal sectionsof the guard and handles are first separated from each other so as to befree to swing about the eyelet pivots 14 by unscrewing the screws suchas 32 which hold these two partstogether. When these screws have beenremoved these sections of the combined guard and handle may be readilymoved, with respeet to each other, about the pivots 14 and into theposition indicated by broken lines in v Fig. 1. In this position thecomplete apparatus may be readily placed over the combined globe or lamp20, the socket 24, and the cord 23. The'two longitudinal sections arenow brought together over the globe, socket, and cord and then securelyclamped in position by means of the screws 32; the entireapparatus beingheld in position by the clamping ring 33 which is mounted and positivelyheld in position on thesocket 24 because ofthe clamping action exertedby the ring 33 on the said socket on the tightening of the screws 32. 2

standing flanges 34, surrounding heads of the screws 32, so that theywill prevent anyone from getting hold of the lower edge In order to makethe screws "still of the head of the screw, by means of a pair ofpliers. I I

It will thus'be apparent that the guard and handle constructed inaccordance with i and efficiently positioned .over a globe, socket,andassociated cord without in any way disturbing the interrelationshipbetween the cord, socket andglobe. Heretofore, when it was desired toplace a combined guard and handle in position it was necessaryordinarily to disconnect the socket, pull the cord through alongitudinalbore in the handle, and then reconnect thesocket and thereafter placethe globe in position, after whichthe two halves of the guard werebrought together'over'the globe and locked into position.

The ease and rapidity with which the combined guard and handle can beplaced in position, and its ready adaptability for purposes ofprotection of lamp-globes, to any and all forms of globes and socketsconnected to flexible cords,makes the appara tus of this invention anextremely useful and an exceedingly eflicient commercial apparatus.

The handle may be sold separate from the guard, and may be applied toguards which are already in use.

Obviously, the invention is not limited to the specific constructionthereof herein illustrated and described,but is capable of manyvariations, within the spirit and scope of the invention, as set forthin the following claims. I

a I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates:'

1. A. combined lamp guard and handle comprising a guard, having twoportions which between them embrace the bulb of the lamp, and a handlecomprising tw-oportio'n's which between them embrace the conductorleading to the lamp and means for connecting one of said handle portionsto one of said guard portions and the other handle portion to the otherguard portion.

' 2. A combined lamp guard and handle comprising a lamp guard having twoportions pivotally connected together which between them embrace thelamp bulb, a handle" comprising two portions which between them thisinvention can be very readily, rapidly,

embrace the conductor leading to the lamp and means for connecting oneof said handle portions to one of said lamp guard portions, and theother handle portion to the other lamp guard portion.

3. A lamp guard comprising two ear portions to be clamped together,means for clamping said portions together comprising a screw having aconical head provided with key engaging means, one of said ears havingan integral peripheral arcuate flange struck up therefrom extendingupwardly circumferentially alongside of the edge of the head of saidscrew.

4. In combination, a lamp-guard and handle comprising a sectional guardand handle comprising two sections each section comprising a handleportion and a guard portion and eyelets for hingedly securing saidsections together, whereby the sections may be rotated to inclose alamp, socket and cord, means to secure said sections in position oversaid lamp, socket, and cord, and a suspension means cooperating withsaid eyelets.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a sectionallamp-guard, brackets secured to said lampguard sections and serving toinclose an electric socket, a sectional handle secured to said bracketand provided with grooves to receive the electric light cord, means forhingedly securing the sections of said lamp-guard, brackets, and handletogether and whereby said guard, brackets, and handle may be positionedabout a lamp, socket and cord in assembled relationship, and means forsecuring said guard, brackets, and handle in position when thusassembled about the lamp, socket, and cord.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination, a unitarylamp-guard and handle longitudinally sectioned, means for hingedlyinterlocking said sections, whereby the said sections may be rotatedinto position about al lamp, socket, and cord in assembled relationship,and means for locking said guard and handle in position about said lamp,socket, and cord when thus positioned.

7. In a device of the character described, in combination, a sectionallamp-guard, a sectional handle secured to the sections of saidlamp-guard, eyelets for hingedly interconnecting the sections of saidguard and said handle, whereby said guard and handle may be rotated intoposition about a lamp, socket, and cord, and a suspension means for saidguard and handle removably fitted in said eyelets.

8. In a device of the character described, in combination, a sectionallamp-guard, tubular eyelets the axes of which extends transversely tothe axis of the guard for hingedly interconnecting the sections of saidguard, whereby said guard may be rotated into position about a lamp, anda suspension means for said guard fitted in said eyelets.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORGE E. PURPLE.

